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Chinese symbol for “cartilage”

软骨
ruǎn gǔ
Traditional: 軟骨
cartilage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cartilage is 软骨 (ruǎn gǔ), defined as: cartilage.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

软 ruǎn
soft, pliable, flexible; weak
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes
骨 gǔ
bone; skeleton; frame, framework
radical 188 ⾻ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 软骨.

WordPinyinMeaning
软件 (軟件)ruǎn jiànsoftware
软体 (軟體)ruǎn tǐ(of an animal) soft-bodied; (Tw) software
软弱 (軟弱)ruǎn ruòweak; feeble
柔软 (柔軟)róu ruǎnsoft
软禁 (軟禁)ruǎn jìnto place under house arrest
疲软 (疲軟)pí ruǎntired and feeble
骨头 (骨頭)gǔ toubone; measure word: 根 (gēn), 块 (kuài)
骨干 (骨幹)gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone

See also: Japanese symbol for “cartilage”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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